The 2018–19 Red Stripe Premier League was the 45th season of the National Premier League, the top division football competition in Jamaica. The season began on 16 September 2018 and ended on 29 April 2019.Jamaica 2018/19, rsssf.org Portmore United were the defending champions, having won their 6th title the previous season.
Teams Sandals South Coast FC and Boys' Town finished 11th and 12th in last season's competition and were relegated to their respective regional Super Leagues, the Western Super League and KSAFA Super League respectively.
At the end of last season, the champions of the four Super Leagues participated in a promotion playoff double round robin tournament. Dunbeholden F.C. and Mount Pleasant Football Academy finished 1st and 2nd after the playoff and were promoted to the National Premier League for this season.
Team Location Stadium Stadium Capacity Manager Arnett Gardens Kingston Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex 7,000 Jerome Waite Cavalier Kingston Stadium East 2,000 Rudolph Speid Dunbeholden Portmore TBD 2,000 Michael Cohen Harbour View Kingston Harbour View Mini Stadium 7,000 Fabian Taylor Humble Lions Clarendon Effortville Community Centre 1,000 Admiral Bailey Montego Bay United Montego Bay Montego Bay Sports Complex, WesPow Park 9,000 Mount Pleasant F.A. Runaway Bay, St. Ann Drax Hall Sports Complex, Drax Hall 2,000 Donovan Duckie Portmore United Portmore Ferdie Neita Sports Complex 3,000 Shavar Thomas Reno Savanna-la-Mar Frome Sports Club 2,000 Wendell Downswell Tivoli Gardens Kingston Railway Oval 3,000 Omar Edwards UWI Kingston UWI Bowl 2,000 Andrew Peart Waterhouse Kingston Waterhouse Stadium 5,000 Marcel Gayle
Regular season
Results
Regular home games
Additional home games
Playoffs
Bracket
Results
Quarterfinals
Mount Pleasant F.A. progresses 3-2 on aggregate.
Cavalier progresses 3-0 on aggregate.
Semifinals The winners of these ties will qualify for the Caribbean Club Championship.
Portmore United progress 3-2 on aggregate.
Waterhouse progresses 3-0 on aggregate.
Third-place game
Finals
Top goalscorers
Rank Scorer Team Goals1 Javon East Portmore United 12 Colorado Murray Tivoli Gardens 12 Tremaine Stewart Waterhouse 124 Fabian Reid Arnett Gardens 11 Francois Swaby Mount Pleasant 11 6 Alex Marshall Cavalier 107 Kenroy Howell Waterhouse 12 Nicholas Hamilton Cavalier 9 Rondee Smith Portmore United 9 10 Deshane Beckford Montego Bay United 8
References
External links Premier League Jamaica